Lawyers salary in Dallas, TX

Median pay for lawyers in Dallas, TX: $161,620/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $89,840 – $239,200 · about 14,720 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$41,780 (+35%).

What it's really worth in Dallas

With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $161,620 has the buying power of about $157,693 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.

Full Dallas cost of living & taxes →

How Dallas ranks for this job

On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 13th of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 11th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Dallas sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Dallas

A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 2.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,678/mo works out at 12% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where lawyers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Dallas.

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
San Jose, CA	$239,200	+48%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+34%	1.9×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+20%	1.7×
New York, NY	$185,790	+15%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Dallas	Rent vs Dallas
Corpus Christi, TX	$178,670	+11%	0.8×
Houston, TX	$152,260	−6%	1×
Austin, TX	$134,570	−17%	1×
Beaumont, TX	$132,110	−18%	0.8×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires lawyers around Dallas

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• JPMorgan Chase · Finance
• Bank of America · Finance

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